Kasey Kahne, driver of the #5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, poses in Victory Lane after qualifying for the pole position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on October 19, 2012 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR)
All 46 drivers turned a faster qualifying lap then the previous track record of 180.856 mph set by Matt Kenseth in October 2005, but it was Kasey Kahne who will have his name scribed in the record books.
On Friday afternoon, Kahne won the pole for Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Kahne’s lap was 28.219 seconds, 191.360 mph. This is Kahne’s fourth Coors Light Pole Award of the 2012 season and his 26th pole award overall, which now ties him for 26th in the all-time series poles list with Bobby Labonte.
Coverage for the Hollywood Casino 400 begins with the NASCAR Countdown on ESPN. Clint Bowyer, last week’s winner at Charlotte Motor Speedway, will be in the in-race reporter.
Starting Lineup (Bold is Chase Drivers)
Did Not Qualify:
